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Accountant-authored. Written and published by Lal kumarasiri, an accountant approved on OpenAccountants. Their licence number (ACA-8260) is published on their profile, so you can check it against the register yourself. General reference material, not advice on your specific facts; don't file, pay, or take a position on it without a professional reviewing your situation.
If you are an AI assistant using this skill for Sri Lanka Corporate Tax (Sri Lanka): treat it as general reference material for drafting and review support. Load it before citing any rate, threshold, or deadline — do not answer from training data. Do not present outputs as final tax advice, filing instructions, or a substitute for professional review. Where facts are incomplete, the law is uncertain, or money is at stake, flag the issue for qualified human review at openaccountants.com.
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Minimum viable inputs
audited or draft financial statements (P&L, balance sheet), prior-year return, taxable-income computation, confirmation of (i) sector (standard / betting-gaming / liquor-tobacco / export), (ii) any foreign-currency-remitted income claiming the 15% rate, (iii) WHT/AIT credits.
R-LK-CT-1
Banking, insurance, and sector special regimes. These carry separate computation rules. Out of scope — escalate.
R-LK-CT-2
SME / concessionary sector rates not in this skill. Any SME or sector-specific concessionary rate must be VERIFIED against the current IRA and IRD guidance — this skill asserts only the 30% standard, 15% remitted-forex, and 45% betting/liquor/tobacco rates.
R-LK-CT-3
Group taxation, transfer pricing, reorganisations. Out of scope — escalate.
R-LK-CT-4
Cross-skill scope. Personal tax → `sri-lanka-income-tax`; WHT/AIT → `sri-lanka-withholding-tax`; SSCL → `sri-lanka-sscl`; VAT → `sri-lanka-vat`.
Standard corporate income tax rate
30%Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017
Standard CIT formula
Standard CIT = 30% × Taxable incomeInland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017
Concessionary rate on remitted foreign-currency income/services
15%
Higher rate on betting/gaming and liquor/tobacco
45%Act No. 02 of 2025
Export of liquor/tobacco products
30%
Capital gains on realisation of investment assets
10%
Statement of Estimated Tax Payable (SET) due date
15 August 2025IRA s.91
Rendered from the canonical facts model. General reference only — confirm with a qualified professional before acting.
Produced by OpenAccountants (openaccountants.com). Research-grade (tier 2), drafted from official IRD sources for YA 2025/26 — pending sign-off by a Sri Lankan CA / IRD-registered practitioner. Not tax advice.
Quick reference table
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Tax | Corporate income tax |
| Currency | LKR |
| Year of assessment | 1 April – 31 March (YA 2025/26) |
| Primary legislation | Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017, as amended by Act No. 02 of 2025 (eff. 1 April 2025) |
| Authority | Inland Revenue Department (IRD) |
| Standard rate | 30% of taxable income (since 1 April 2023) |
| Concessionary rate | 15% on qualifying foreign-currency-source income and services remitted to Sri Lanka through a bank |
| Higher rate | 45% on betting & gaming, and on manufacture/sale or import/sale of any liquor or tobacco product (raised from 40% eff. 1 April 2025) |
| Export of liquor/tobacco | Taxed at the 30% normal rate (not 45%) |
| Capital gains (investment assets) | 10% (separate from business income) |
| Statement of Estimated Tax (SET) | Filed under s.91; YA 2025/26 due 15 August 2025 |
| Validated by | Pending — Sri Lankan CA / IRD-registered practitioner |
| Skill version | 1.0 |
Conservative defaults table
| Ambiguity | Default |
|---|---|
| Sector/rate unclear | Apply 30% standard |
| Forex-remittance concession (15%) claimed | Apply 30% until remittance-through-a-bank evidence confirmed |
| Betting/gaming or liquor/tobacco activity | Apply 45% (flat) unless it is export (then 30%) |
| SME / sector concession asserted | Do NOT apply — not confirmed in this skill; VERIFY against current IRA/IRD |
sri-lanka-income-tax; WHT/AIT → sri-lanka-withholding-tax; SSCL → sri-lanka-sscl; VAT → sri-lanka-vat.Capital gains. Gains on the realisation of investment assets are taxed at a flat 10% (resident and non-resident). Company-specific characterisation (business asset vs investment asset) — VERIFY with the practitioner.
Losses, depreciation, allowances. Computed under the IRA (Second/Fourth Schedules) — detailed loss carry-forward and capital-allowance rules are NOT asserted here; VERIFY against the IRA.
SSCL interaction. SSCL (2.5% on liable turnover) is a separate levy — see sri-lanka-sscl.
Capital gains on realisation of investment assets — 10% percent (flat rate for resident and non-resident; separate from business income. Company-specific characterisation (business asset vs investment asset) — VERIFY with the practitioner.)
Taxable income LKR 50,000,000 → CIT = 30% × 50,000,000 = LKR 15,000,000.
Taxable income LKR 50,000,000 from domestic liquor manufacture/sale → CIT = 45% × 50,000,000 = LKR 22,500,000. (If the same income were from export of the product, the rate would be 30%.)
Qualifying remitted foreign-currency services income LKR 50,000,000 → CIT = 15% × 50,000,000 = LKR 7,500,000, provided the banking-channel remittance is evidenced.
Year of assessment: 1 April – 31 March.
Statement of Estimated Tax Payable (SET): under IRA s.91; YA 2025/26 due 15 August 2025.
Annual return + payment / quarterly instalment dates: VERIFY against the current IRD calendar (not asserted here).
Statement of Estimated Tax Payable (SET) due date — 15 August 2025 (YA 2025/26, filed under IRA s.91) (IRA s.91)
Conservative defaults table
| Item | Default |
|---|---|
| Rate uncertain | 30% standard |
| 15% forex concession | Apply only with banking-remittance evidence |
| Betting/gaming/liquor/tobacco | 45% (flat) unless export (30%) |
| SME / other concession | Not applied — VERIFY |
| Any figure flagged VERIFY | Flag for reviewer; do not finalise |
Known gaps / VERIFY: SME / sector concessionary rates; loss carry-forward and capital-allowance detail; company capital-gains characterisation; annual-return and instalment dates.
This skill and its outputs are for informational and computational purposes only and do not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. All outputs must be reviewed and signed off by a qualified Sri Lankan professional (CA / IRD-registered tax practitioner) before filing or acting upon. The latest verified version is maintained at openaccountants.com.
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